In 1996, Turner was worth $3.2 billion due to his shares in Time Warner (which had bought TBS that year).
It was established in 1998 with a $1 billion gift to the United Nations by philanthropist Ted Turner, who believed the UN was crucial for addressing the world's problems.
The UN Foundation's budgetary breakdown in 2019 was $95.8 million to program services, $5.7 million to fundraising, and $8.9 million going to management and overhead. ==History== In 1998, Ted Turner, an American media proprietor, producer, and philanthropist, announced his decision to make a $1 billion contribution to the United Nations at the annual United Nations Association of the USA gala dinner, with then UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan present.
President Bill Clinton's administration, served as the UN Foundation's first President from 1998 to 2013.
foreign aid donors and non-governmental organizations to protect and strengthen global sexual and reproductive health and rights. ==References== ==External links== Interview with Gillian Sorensen, Senior Advisor at the United Nations Foundation History of the United Nations Charities based in New York (state) Organizations established in 1998 1998 establishments in the United States Foundations based in Washington, D.C.
In addition, the UN Foundation has built partnerships and campaigns to address issues such as measles and rubella, childhood vaccination, and malaria. The Measles & Rubella Initiative, launched in 2001, is a partnership between the UN Foundation, the American Red Cross, UNICEF, the U.S.
The initiative is dedicated to globally eradicating polio through vaccinations and has protected 2 billion children from polio. Every Woman Every Child was launched by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during the United Nations Millennium Development Goals Summit in 2010 and aims to save and improve the lives of millions of women, children and adolescents around the world by 2030.
All its work on gender equality is represented by the Equal Everywhere brand and campaign that calls for all levels of society to make equality the reality of every girl and woman. The UN Foundation launched the Girl Up campaign in September 2010.
involvement and funding for global family planning by protecting key investments. Family Planning 2020, an outcome of the 2012 London Summit on Family Planning, addresses the policy, financing, delivery and socio-cultural barriers to women accessing contraceptive information, services and supplies.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called for its creation in a policy speech in July of 2012 and cited the lack of reliable and regular data on the lives of women and girls.
Kathy Calvin, the former President of AOL Time Warner Foundation, served as the UN Foundation’s prior President and CEO from 2013 through 2019.
President Bill Clinton's administration, served as the UN Foundation's first President from 1998 to 2013.
The SDGs, a set of 17 interlinked goals designed to be a "blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all," were adopted in 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly as a successor to the Millennium Development Goals.
Climate Alliance, a bipartisan coalition of states and unincorporated self-governing territories that are committed to upholding the objectives of the 2015 Paris Agreement. The UN Foundation also fosters the Clean Cooking Alliance, an initiative supporting large-scale adoption of clean and safe household cooking solutions as a way to save lives, improve livelihoods, empower women, and reduce climate change missions.
that are committed to upholding the objectives of the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change. Universal Access Project, an initiative that convenes U.S.
The UN Foundation's budgetary breakdown in 2019 was $95.8 million to program services, $5.7 million to fundraising, and $8.9 million going to management and overhead. ==History== In 1998, Ted Turner, an American media proprietor, producer, and philanthropist, announced his decision to make a $1 billion contribution to the United Nations at the annual United Nations Association of the USA gala dinner, with then UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan present.
Kathy Calvin, the former President of AOL Time Warner Foundation, served as the UN Foundation’s prior President and CEO from 2013 through 2019.
As of 2019, Shot@Life had protected over $4.1 billion in U.S.
In March 2020, the UN Foundation was also a key founder of the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund on behalf of the World Health Organization (WHO), helping to raise over $200 million USD within the first six weeks to support the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The UN Foundation was founded with the intent to build support for UN causes and to advocate for the United States to honor its financial commitments to the UN.
By giving away nearly a third of his wealth while still living, Ted Turner became a noted participant in the Giving Pledge movement. ==Leadership== The UN Foundation is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Elizabeth Cousens, who stepped into the role in January 2020 after serving for four years as Deputy CEO.
It is a global effort to mobilize international and national action by governments, multilaterals, the private sector and civil society to address health challenges facing women and children around the world. In March 2020, at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Foundation launched the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund in partnership with the Swiss Philanthropy Foundation to raise funds for WHO’s COVID-19 response.
involvement and funding for global family planning by protecting key investments. Family Planning 2020, an outcome of the 2012 London Summit on Family Planning, addresses the policy, financing, delivery and socio-cultural barriers to women accessing contraceptive information, services and supplies.
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